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1963

Occurrences with an event date in 1963.

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Occurrences108105 accidents · 0 incidents · 91 mapped
Fatal occurrences44Fatality total known for 107 of 108
Reported fatalities1,133Plus 63 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthAugust13 occurrences

By month

1963: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January10 occurrences in January 1963, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).525
February8 occurrences in February 1963, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).6169
March8 occurrences in March 1963, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).451
April5 occurrences in April 1963, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).279
May9 occurrences in May 1963, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).246
June9 occurrences in June 1963, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).4189
July11 occurrences in July 1963, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).5137
August13 occurrences in August 1963, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).463
September12 occurrences in September 1963, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).2120
October6 occurrences in October 1963, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).423
November9 occurrences in November 1963, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).4147
December8 occurrences in December 1963, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to August (13).284

Aircraft types

1963: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Boeing 70710181
Douglas DC-310576
Douglas DC-783103
Douglas DC-881118
Curtiss Wright C-46724
Fairchild F-27414
Lockheed 188400
Boeing 7203143
Douglas C-4733139
Douglas DC-6300

Countries

1963: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 71 occurrences, 65.7% of the occurrences shown. 16 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.65.7%16277
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 10 occurrences, 9.3% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 71).9.3%7168
JapanJapan: 3 occurrences, 2.8% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 71).2.8%228
BrazilBrazil: 2 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 71).1.9%248
CanadaCanada: 2 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 71).1.9%1118
GermanyGermany: 2 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 71).1.9%138
IndiaIndia: 2 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 71).1.9%269
PanamaPanama: 2 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 71).1.9%00
BermudaBermuda: 1 occurrences, 0.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 71).0.9%111
ChileChile: 1 occurrences, 0.9% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 71).0.9%119

US states and territories

1963: US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
AlaskaAlaska: 10 occurrences, 9.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.9.3%2106
CaliforniaCalifornia: 9 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 10).8.3%14
FloridaFlorida: 6 occurrences, 5.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 10).5.6%143
IllinoisIllinois: 3 occurrences, 2.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 10).2.8%00
LouisianaLouisiana: 3 occurrences, 2.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 10).2.8%00
MassachusettsMassachusetts: 3 occurrences, 2.8% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 10).2.8%11
GeorgiaGeorgia: 2 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 10).1.9%00
HawaiiHawaii: 2 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 10).1.9%00
IowaIowa: 2 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 10).1.9%00
KansasKansas: 2 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 10).1.9%00

Deadliest occurrences

1963: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 83129 Nov 1963118Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville (near Montreal-Dorval Airport), Quebec, Canada1
1963 Ankara mid-air collision1 Feb 1963104Ankara, Turkey2
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2933 Jun 1963101Clarence Strait, WSW of Annette Island, Alaska1
Pan Am Flight 2148 Dec 196381Elkton, Maryland, United States1
Swissair Flight 3064 Sept 196380Near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland1
Aeroflot Flight 254 Apr 196367Pestrechinsky District, Tatar ASSR1
United Arab Airlines Flight 869 (1963)28 Jul 196363In the sea 10 km from Bombay Airport, India1
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 70512 Feb 196343Everglades, Monroe County, Florida, west of Miami1
1963 Air Nautic Vickers Viking crash12 Sept 196340Py, France1
Detmold air disaster26 Jun 196338Near Detmold, Germany1

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  1. Douglas DC-6B · Los Angeles, CA

    17 Dec 1963 · Los Angeles, CA, United States

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  2. Boeing 720 · New Orleans, LA

    12 Dec 1963 · New Orleans, LA, United States

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  3. Douglas DC-3 · Kalispell, MT

    11 Dec 1963 · Kalispell, MT, United States

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  4. Pan Am Flight 214

    8 Dec 1963 · Elkton, Maryland, United States · 81 fatal

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  5. Curtiss-Wright C-46A · Nederland, CO

    7 Dec 1963 · Nederland, CO, United States · 3 fatal

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  6. Königsbrück air accident

    7 Dec 1963 · near Königsbrück

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  7. Douglas DC-8 · Lakeland, FL

    4 Dec 1963 · Lakeland, FL, United States

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  8. Sikorsky S-62A · Oakland, CA

    2 Dec 1963 · Oakland, CA, United States

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  9. Douglas DC-3 · Morgantown, WV

    29 Nov 1963 · Morgantown, WV, United States · 1 fatal

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  10. Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831

    29 Nov 1963 · Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville (near Montreal-Dorval Airport), Quebec, Canada · 118 fatal

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  11. 1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash

    22 Nov 1963 · Poonch district, India · 6 fatal · not on the map

  12. Armstrong AW650 · S Johnson AFB, NC

    21 Nov 1963 · S Johnson AFB, NC, United States · not on the map

  13. Douglas DC-8 · Houston, TX

    9 Nov 1963 · Houston, TX, United States

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  14. Aero Flight 217

    8 Nov 1963 · Near Mariehamn Airport, Jomala, Åland, Finland · 22 fatal

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  15. Boeing 720 · Boston, MA

    6 Nov 1963 · Boston, MA, United States

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  16. Douglas DC-7B · Atlanta, GA

    1 Nov 1963 · Atlanta, GA, United States

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  17. Convair 440 · Atlanta, GA

    1 Nov 1963 · Atlanta, GA, United States

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  18. 1963 BAC One-Eleven test crash

    22 Oct 1963 · Near Chicklade, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom · 7 fatal

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  19. Il-14 crash on Graham Bell Island

    20 Oct 1963 · Graham Bell, Franz Josef Land (Arkhangelsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR) · 7 fatal

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  20. Lockheed 188A · Los Mochis, Mexico

    19 Oct 1963 · Los Mochis, Mexico · not on the map

  21. New York Airways Flight 600

    14 Oct 1963 · New York Idlewild International Airport, New York City, New York, United States · 6 fatal

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  22. An-8 crash near Novgorod

    4 Oct 1963 · at Vysokoye, Chudovsky District of Novgorod Oblast, near Krechevitsy airfield (RSFSR, USSR)

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  23. Helicopter accident at Boxviks kile

    3 Oct 1963 · Boxviks kile, Orust, Sweden · 3 fatal · not on the map

  24. Douglas DC-3A · Shreveport, LA

    29 Sept 1963 · Shreveport, LA, United States

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  25. Douglas DC-7 · Nashville, TN

    28 Sept 1963 · Nashville, TN, United States

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  26. Boeing 707 · Los Angeles, CA

    28 Sept 1963 · Los Angeles, CA, United States

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  27. Curtiss-Wright C-46F · Las Vegas, NV

    25 Sept 1963 · Las Vegas, NV, United States

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  28. Curtiss-Wright C-46 · Orlando, FL

    25 Sept 1963 · Orlando, FL, United States

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  29. Boeing 707 · Phoenix, AZ

    23 Sept 1963 · Phoenix, AZ, United States

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  30. Boeing 707 · Topeka, KS

    21 Sept 1963 · Topeka, KS, United States

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  31. Cessna 180 · Egegik, AK

    12 Sept 1963 · Egegik, AK, United States · not on the map

  32. 1963 Air Nautic Vickers Viking crash

    12 Sept 1963 · Py, France · 40 fatal

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  33. Boeing 707 · Los Angeles, CA

    10 Sept 1963 · Los Angeles, CA, United States

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  34. Curtiss-Wright C-46 · Anchorage, AK

    5 Sept 1963 · Anchorage, AK, United States

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  35. Swissair Flight 306

    4 Sept 1963 · Near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland · 80 fatal

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  36. Collision over the Bermuda Triangle

    28 Aug 1963 · North Atlantic, 300 mi west of Bermuda · 11 fatal

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  37. Fairchild F-27 · Calgary, Canada

    24 Aug 1963 · Calgary, Canada

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  38. Aeroflot Flight 663

    24 Aug 1963 · 7 km S Gegechkori, 32 km NW Kutaisi airport (GSSR, the USSR · 32 fatal

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  39. Pilatus PC-6 · Quinhagak, AK

    23 Aug 1963 · Quinhagak, AK, United States

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  40. Douglas DC-8 · Orlando, FL

    21 Aug 1963 · Orlando, FL, United States

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  41. Convair 440 · Wilkes-Barre, PA

    21 Aug 1963 · Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

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  42. Aeroflot Flight 366

    21 Aug 1963 · Neva River, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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  43. Fujita Airlines Hachijō-Fuji crash

    17 Aug 1963 · Hachijō-jima, Japan · 19 fatal · not on the map

  44. Douglas DC-7C · Panama Cty, Panama

    15 Aug 1963 · Panama Cty, Panama

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  45. Curtiss-Wright C-46F · Great Falls, MT

    14 Aug 1963 · Great Falls, MT, United States · 1 fatal

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  46. Douglas DC-6 · Indianapolis, IN

    13 Aug 1963 · Indianapolis, IN, United States

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  47. Boeing 707 · Mcguire Afbase, NJ

    13 Aug 1963 · Mcguire Afbase, NJ, United States · not on the map

  48. Fairchild F-27A · San Francisco, CA

    7 Aug 1963 · San Francisco, CA, United States

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  49. Curtiss-Wright C-46 · Wichita Falls, TX

    31 Jul 1963 · Wichita Falls, TX, United States

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  50. Douglas DC-8 · Des Moines, IA

    28 Jul 1963 · Des Moines, IA, United States

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